Minimalist Plywood Pedestal Table Base

Rip the sheet into two 16"-wide strips and one 15-1/4"-wide strip. Rip a fourth 15-1/4"-wide strip from one of the 16"-wide pieces. Crosscut all four strips into 28-1/2" lengths, eight pieces total.

Drill 3/4" pocket holes along one edge of each narrow leg piece. Join a narrow piece to a wide piece to build four identical L-shaped leg sets.

Join the four leg sets together with the end caps using 1-1/4" brad nails and glue.

Reinforce the joints with scrap plywood reinforcement blocks, brad nails, and glue.

Add mending plates to the top to attach your tabletop. For a 3/4"-thick attachment point, scrap plywood blocks can substitute for the plates.

Sand all surfaces and apply primer and paint, or stain and poly.